Simon Waight is a software developer and technical blogger who writes about Microsoft developer events, GitHub Copilot, AI applications, and modern web development with practical insights for developers.
186 articles from this blog
A curated list of recommended sessions for Microsoft Ignite 2025, focusing on cloud-native tech, AI, Azure, and DevOps.
A developer uses GitHub Copilot to automate a Node.js version upgrade, reducing time spent on trivial maintenance tasks.
A curated list of must-see developer sessions from Microsoft Build 2025, focusing on AI, cloud, and development tools.
A curated list of key Microsoft Ignite 2024 sessions for developers in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on AI, DevOps, cloud, and development tools.
A guide on transitioning Generative AI applications from proof-of-concept to production, covering architecture, security, and operations.
A hands-on review of GitHub Copilot Workspace, a new AI-powered web environment for software design and development, based on initial testing.
A curated list of key Microsoft Build 2024 conference sessions for developers in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on AI, cloud, and development tools.
A guide to deploying GitHub's Copilot Metrics API dashboard to Azure Static Web Apps using real-time data instead of static samples.
A guide to automating documentation publishing using Markdown, LaTeX, Pandoc, and GitHub Actions to generate PDFs and Word docs.
Explains how to use Azure Logic Apps' built-in input/output obfuscation to secure data in operational logging and how to validate the settings.
A guide to analyzing git commit history and file changes using Azure Data Explorer for better repository visibility.
Explores strategies and Azure OpenAI features to mitigate inappropriate use and enhance safety in AI chatbot implementations.
A curated list of the best developer-focused sessions from Microsoft Ignite 2023, highlighting AI, Copilot, and cloud-native topics for ANZ attendees.
Using Azure API Management to protect JSON REST APIs by validating payloads against a JSON schema and enforcing size limits.
A first look at Microsoft Dev Home, a new tool aiming to simplify developer setup and boost productivity on Windows.
Explains how to implement design-time validation and unit testing for Azure infrastructure using Bicep to improve IaC quality.
How to use Dev Containers to create a portable, local preview environment for a Next.js blog, eliminating the need for cloud deployments during editing.
A guide to troubleshooting common issues when configuring and deploying applications to a private Azure App Service Environment (ASE).
Explains how to correctly use Service Principal IDs (Client IDs vs. Object IDs) for Azure RBAC and Azure DevOps, fixing a common error.
A curated list of key Microsoft Build 2023 sessions for ANZ developers, focusing on AI, cloud development, .NET, and DevOps.
